FNUS75 KSLC 061335 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK CREEK RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 635 AM MST SUN NOV 6 2011 .DISCUSSION...A COLD PACIFIC TROUGH WILL TRACK INTO THE AREA LATE TODAY AND LINGER THROUGH TOMORROW. IN ADVANCE OF THIS LOWERING CLOUD COVER WILL TREND TO INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS AT THE DUCK CREEK SITE ARE EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE MAJORITY FALLING TONIGHT. WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE GENERALLY LIGHT WITH NORMAL DIURNAL TRANSITIONS EXPECTED...BUT WILL LIKELY TREND FROM THE SOUTHWEST AS THE SNOW DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON. LOW CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY CLEAR BY TUESDAY MORNING AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. NOTE: CLEARING INDEX TRENDS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER 1500. MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-32. MIN HUMIDITY........60-62 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-23. MAX HUMIDITY........99-100 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......750. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-32. MIN HUMIDITY........69-71 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. FORECASTER...MERRILL REQUESTED BY...JASON RICE REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111106.DUCKC.01/SLC $$